While we’d still suggest using either a wheel stand or a solid table, we tried attaching it to a fairly light coffee table and it worked just fine. Both the wheel base and the rim are light, which makes digging the thing out of a cupboard and setting it up quicker, and less like a chore. Still, there are significant practice benefits to Thrustmaster’s approach. You can’t beat the feel of an aluminium core racing wheel, and the Thrustmaster T248 is not one of those. This wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing if the wheel itself were not made of somewhat low-weight plastic. The T248’s rim is very much a “gamer” design, rather than one that seems to try to emulate the often more reserved look of a real-life steering wheel. We’re also not huge fans of Thrustmaster’s styling here. Despite Thrustmaster’s best efforts, the full leather Logitech G923 still feels better. The inner part is still hard plastic, and a noticeable deep seam sits under your palms at all times. Only half of the rim has this leather cover. Most Thrustmaster rims are finished in hard plastic or rubber, but the T248’s outer has a lightly padded leather-effect finish. The Thrustmaster T248 has notable upgrades to the rim design and the bundled pedals. Our standard advice at this level in the past was if you want good pedals and a nice-feeling wheel, and don’t mind entry-level force feedback, buy a Logitech.
Thrustmaster has tried to address some of the criticisms levelled at wheels like the T150 and T300RS in the T248. And for the Thrustmaster T248’s money you just get that wheel base, not the the rim and pedals.
While we’re not bowled over by the changes made in this brand new generation, to get a true next-level experience you’d have to upgrade to something like the fab-looking Fanatec CSL DD. You also need to take our observations in the right context. Still, you can add a separate gear shifter if you like. You can’t upgrade the rim, creating a clear delineation between this wheel and Thrustmasters top models.
It also side-steps upgrade-itis, in one sense at least, because the Thrustmaster T248 is not part of a modular system.
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